[Guides] 2016 - New / Beginning Player Start and Quest Line Guide

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The game still starts as it use to...
There are 2 male and 2 female characters to choose from. The 2nd female is on the top deck to the top right. You do not see her face unless you click on her (at least on my screen) she is cut off by the game window.
Type in a name
then click the arrow buttons on the (right) face change interface. Hair and face will change with those arrows.
The hair change arrows do not work.
(updated 4/24/2016)

All new characters start in Athens...
First a map appears over the scene and the "story of VC" scrolls.
Click Esc to make the map disappear.
Now, you get a quick overview of the city before you are shown standing in front of NPC Langer. with the profession selection screen conveniently covering both you and the NPC so you are practically forced to choose a profession at this point...

Choose a profession (by clicking the "confirm" button under the description);

Armed Businessman (AB) = Healer
Imperial Guardian (IG also EG old spelling) = Land Tank
Royal Military Officer (RMO) = best at Sea Battle
Caribbean Pirate = Equally strong in both areas, but not as strong in land as IG or in sea as RMO.
Treasure Hunter = Another all around fighter some say better w/ axe or sword

click "yes" to clear the confirmation screen.

2 quests will automatically be accepted and
You will automatically "learn" all 4 weapon skills at this point.

I suggest you IGNORE THESE 2 QUESTS
Finding an master for your apprenticeship is difficult untill you know a few people in game and the other "Repair the Sledge" is not working in our version of the game (4/24/2016)

3) Go to the Ability Book Exchange Master; Athens dock: (50, -48) ... exchange the ability gold for what ever skills you want
You only get 4 ability reward gold, so choose carefully

And/ Or

Method 2 (how to sail your free lvl 10 ships and repair them for free) - my personal suggestion for first time players
(This method for players with out access to the 5+ Million coins needed for level 10 noble title)

You will have to buy the Ship building skill First, from the Skill tutor (inside Athens city near city gate). Then, in order to "learn" the skill to 100 (you click to learn the item you got at the Ability Book Exchange master; it looks like a birthday present).

You no longer need Voyage or Eloquence or Seabattle to sail the free level 10 ships (3/23/14)

2) Click and open all 3 ship packsBattleship - Holds the most cannon and is middle in speed of the 3 types of ships. Adventure ship - Fast, less cannon and holds less load than others, but w/ a lvl 10 you won't notice the smaller load, Trader- Slow but holds large load.

3) Remove/ un-equip all cannon, figureheads, ship auxiliaries, grapple, ram etc from the ship you are currently using (put them in the equipment and article slots)
(by default you are using the Caroelle ship)
If you do not do this step right away before starting play of the game, you may have to remove provisions, cannon, or ammunition and put them in your warehouse or bank because of the excess load.

4) Go to the Athens Docker select Dock then the ship you want to use.

5) Equip all items you have on the ship

When you try to sail off you will probably need more sailors, the docker will automatically sell you the minimum amount needed to sail when you try to sail off.
OR
Pay attention to the number of sailors the docker wants to sell you... then go to the tavern and buy your sailors for 1/2 the price.

*** I suggest learning Ship building w/ the reward gold, so you can repair your own ship for free..
It is free to repair level 1 ships at the ship yard boss, but any other level costs coin.

To actually repair your ship:
To repair your ship: (click the repair icon ctrl+a >> interaction tab >>icon looks like a hammer in front of a piece of wood)...then click the picture of your ship in the ship attributes window (ctrl +z). You can only repair your ship when stopped at sea or while on land.
I suggest you drag that icon to your "hot key bar" at the bottom of the screen so you can use it more easily.

To automatically avoid Pirates and storms
You will get a "sea mermaid" in the 30 minute timed pack. As soon as you get this equip it to one of your ship equipment slots. It will keep you from sailing into storms at sea which wastes precious time, sailor healing kits and ship repair kits. And, it will keep NPC Pirates from attacking and hurting or killing you, your sailors and ship.

You can buy more sea mermaids in the INGAME mall (Ctrl +B) for 12,000,000 game silver or buy them in the Online Mall for 29 IM Points (approx $1.60 USD).

More beginner suggestions:

...This (buying only shipbuilding) leaves 3 reward gold for other skills... hold on to them for a while, and use them for what ever skills seem to be leveling the slowest after a few weeks of play.
You can also buy more reward gold in the Item mall (http://vc.igg.com/mall/mall.php ).

You will still be able to learn all the other skills at the skill tutor...
All skills can be trained to 120 for free (3/23/14) ... but they do not start collecting experience levels until the skill itself is learned from the skill tutor.
(Voyage, Seabattle, Eloquence, Barehand, and the 4 weapons skills are automatically learned/ opened at the start/first click in the game... so you will not have to buy these 8 skills)
You no longer need to promote a skill to phase 2 or phase 3 at the skill tutor to continue earning skill points.

NOTE; there are also "profession skill points" (ctrl+S >> Production skills tab) these skills are for producing higher leveled items...
**WARNING** you get a total of 5 of these points to spend even though there are 15 things to spend them on! Do not use them until you know for sure which skills you want to have!!

Use/click the super honor certificate so you have reputation.... and then buy noble rank, and the amity for the rank, when ever you can afford it. You have to have noble rank to wear some of the uniforms and use some of the weapons in game and to equip the "belief item you get free from timed prizes or pick up in drifters.
** you may not need reputation or noble rank to wear the profession uniforms or use the profession weapons 120 and below..By the time I was in 120 gear I was already a Baron... but never had any trouble equipping profession gear from the quests.

(Don't worry this beginner quest line will have you buy your rank once so you will see how it is done)
Buy rank from "King Aiolia in Athens city, buy Amity from "Official" in Athens City.Fore more information read;
Noble Titles; Nationality; Empires; Amity; City Leaders for titles - http://vc.forum.igg.com/topic?fcid=83&ctid=15487&fcp=10

You will need the rank of Baron to be able to talk in the "common chat channel" which is the 2nd screen of Public chat and the most used chat screen.

Making money while you do the quest line
Making cash/ silver coin in game is tough for beginning players... save every silver you can!

Sell all items you pick up along the way to a NPC (see below)....

sell the extra uniform charm (ie. the male one if your character is female)

sell the dolphin and shark charm (they do not add any stats and you should be using the certificates of overlord and sea mermaid in those ship slots).

Sell extra drops you pick up; if you needed only 5 antlers but had 7, sell the extra 2 after your turn in the task.

Authenticate/ identify (@ Identifiers... "Pascal in Athens city, other names in other cities) any drops you get the first time (a screen pops up if it is an item that can be "authed" ). You get money and reputation when you authenticate stuff. Some items can now be authenticated over and over but you only get 1/2 the reputation amount for the 2nd , 3rd, 4th etc.. time.

Stay a few extra minutes when your are killing or collecting, and collect more drops.. since your spaces are already taken up by 2 or 3 of each why not make it 20 of each, and sell the excess.

To sell an item to an NPC you must go to a NPC that sells items....ie.
Blacksmith, Alchemist, Tailor, Pet Merchant, Shipyard Boss, Docker (provision screen).
Just click the trade option then drag the item you want to sell over an empty or filled slot in the npc window.

You can also set up a booth or trade "in person" with another player.. However most (if not all) of the items in this quest are considered low level and will not be needed by established players.
(dont bother trying to sell items to players until you are well above lvl 130+ and can ask others what they need).

Alternate Characters / Alts / extra toons / "slaves" / worker bees

Do not make a 2nd character on the same account as your main character.
Just get a new email account somewhere and start a new VCO account.
(even if the other character is on a different server... don't do it... you never know if a few months from now you may want to change servers)
And probably do not make a 3rd, 4th or 5th etc.., on the same account either.
Why? - for trading purposes.
If you have different characters on different accounts then you do not need a middleman to hold items (and possibly steal them) while you log in and out characters. I have had as many as 8 characters logged in at the same time... (that's all the accounts I have) though lag does begin to happen at that point.

Because storage space is limited, once you play the game for a while, and if you decide to make your own items: you will want to have:
one character as your main (fighter), one character for mining, one for logging, one for fishing, one for planting, and possibly one for healing your fighter, or one maybe even one for sewing or shipbuilding or alchemy.
My first main was actually a healer but later I created a tank/fighter so I could level by myself.
Starting about the 150 level, game play with others (not alts) starts to become necessary.

Be sure to physically write down your account name(s) and corresponding password(s) AND email(s).
Then stash them somewhere like your sock drawer where little brother will not find them.
IGG will not compensate items lost by hacking or evil little brothers who think they are playing the game but are actually dropping your items on the ground so they are destroyed.

*** At this point I did not open the last reward package I did not end up needing it to complete the beginner quest line.
the beginner quest line gives you similar ship auxiliary items that are also timed...
so I wanted to save the ones in the pack for later... only way to do that, is to not open the pack. Because the timer begins when you open the pack.

You will also be given a belief (character equipment) item called "Confidence" and "Tide"
you need to be profession level 50 AND have noble title/rank level 5 (Baron) to use them.
I reached profession level 50 at number 35 (in this guide).
Buy your rank/ noble title before you reach #35 while you are in Athens (perhaps while doing #21 if you have the coin)...at King Aiola in Athens. (if you have not changed nationality) you should have enough Amity with Athens to get level 5 (but not level 6). If you need to you can buy Amity from Municipal minister.
Existence time of the items is 20160 minutes = 360 hours = 15 days

You will need level 6 noble title to speak in the public chat channel.

***You can click on a green underlined word in the voyage log and auto-track to that npc
beware that many times it will try to run you a straight course through a wall, or you may get stuck on a rock. So you may have to manually click to get places from time to time.

Reward (Voyage Log): = what the voyage log says the rewards are... but you may not necessarily get.(Almost ALL stated Voyage Log rewards are incorrect!)

Reward (chat): = What you actually get as a reward for doing the quest

* You must finish through #3 and up to possibly #7 before you are able to sail. You need level 10 profession to sail.

**If you accidentally destroy or lose an item such as the heirloom weapon, war drummer, or eastern chart you will have to go to IGG support, and have a tec add one to your account.

1) All Uniform, Helmet, Weapon and Jewelery rewards are "bound upon pick up" ie they become bound when you equip them.2) All shortbread potion rewards are bound.

0. No name
Choose professionNot really part of the quest line as every character HAS TO do this.Reward; You will learn all 4 weapon skills

Voyage, sea battle, eloquence, bare hand, and the 4 weapon skills are now auto learned! (you still have to level them however. lol)

I did not look to see if Voyage, Seabattle, Elo and BH were awarded at this time,,, but I had them a few quests later.

I do not suggest trying to get a "master" until you meet/know/ talk to people in the game. And suggest you forget about this quest anyway.
The apprentice system doesn't really match up with the beginner quest line and you will not get the apprentice rewards unless you stay under certain levels while making certain other levels.
If you do the beginner quest line you will not meet the requirements for the rewards and will mess up the future rewards requirements as well. Most people do not use the apprentice system.

The pop up box does not close which is confusing.... click the x and close the box then re-click Langer.

A Quest Tracker interface now opens on the right of your screen
Click the yelow underlined word "Langer"
your character moves to Langer and the quest interface opens asking you to choose a weapon
(eventually you will probably want to equip and level at least 1 other weapon but for now free is free...)

You can also open the Voyage Log ... click the book icon at the 2:00 position in the ships wheel bottom right of screen or Ctrl+F. And then click the underlined words there to autotrack.

Choose the weapon you want from the following: ( You can use ANY type of weapon you want)Newbie Cutlas (Falchion) suggested for RMO or IGNewbie Coutel (Sword) suggested for CP or IGNewbie Axe suggested for CP or IGNewbie Gun suggested for TH or ABReward (Voyage Log):Reward (chat, Actual reward): 2,000 Profession Exp, 8,000 Silver Coinnote; profession = vocation

You do not have to choose the weapon indicated for your profession.
But each profession has more stunts and buffs for the indicated weapon.

3. Prepare for Sailing (Preprations for a voyage out to sea)
(when i clicked the docker the veteran talked about getting Mutton... ignore this and read on)
Go to the Docker in Athens docks and buy 700 provisions, (to total 1000, as you should already have 300 on board) Then report back to the Veteran. (click on the yellow words in quest tracker, they now appear below the teacher and disciple task)

**Only buy Provisions** the word "provisions" at the docker, will be green for this task.

Go back to the Veteran, click "query the task" (I will not type this step any more as it is implied that you click it for all tasks)
click "preparations for a voyage out to sea (completed)" (I will not type this step any more as it is implied that you click it for all tasks)
click "submit the task" (I will not type this step any more as it is implied that you click it for all tasks)Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 6,400, Silver 20,000, Sea Mermaid. Reward (chat, Actual reward): Prof Exp 20,000, Silver 20,000

Note: At this point you should be able to sail HOWEVER white chat says I still need to finish "Prepare for sailing" or be level 10 +

****SWITCH TO THE SHIP YOU WILL WANT TO USE NOW****
the next few quests give eloquence and level your ship even though you are not actually sailing.
(most players use the raider/adventure ship for speed)At this point; after switching ships, Equip your Navigation star figurehead and Sea Mermaid (you get one in the 30 minute reward package), and maybe 2 of the certificates of overlord then continue to next quest.

to switch ships; go to the docker and click "dock"To use/ equip the free ships (other than the caroelle you get when you create a character); right click the gift box so the ship shows to your ship's "sail" tab
then go to the docker and choose > "dock" > click on ship you want to use > then click"take out ship"
The Colossal Korean Turtle ship is the "raider" type ship and is the fastest.
The Battle ship is slower but will hold more cannon and is best for sea fighting.
The Zheng He Treasure ship is the slowest but holds the most load (weight).

Voyage, sea battle, eloquence, bare hand, and the 4 weapon skills are now auto learned! (you still have to level them however. lol)

Suggestion 1; you will need more sailors to sail the level 10 ships
I suggest you go to the Tavern and talk to the Tavern Boss
you can buy sailors and heal sailors at the Tavern for 1/2 the price that the Docker charges.
choose sailors >> recruit necessary sailors

Suggestion 2; go to the skill tutor (inside Athens city gate) and buy the skill "ship building" then go to ability Book Exchange Master Athens dock: 50, -48 and exchange 1 of your ability reward gold for ship building package.
after you "learn" ship building, you can repair your own ship (at a decent pace) and won't need to pay the docker for repairs. Right click the package and your ship building skill will automatically go to 100.

**note the icon for ship building skill at the skill tutor is rather dark. It is on the first tab "skill" and on the bottom row under "Producing skill".... it is the 3rd from the left. It will become highlighted w/ yellow halo once you click it to select it then click the bottom button "Learn". Click the figurehead drawing you get from the skill tutor, to learn it and get it out of your inventory.... the "ship building skill" will now be colored in the skill tutor window... now go exchange the ability reward gold... the package you want is near the bottom of the exchange list... right side, 2nd from bottom.

Suggestion 3; You will get a "sea mermaid" in the 30 minute timed pack. As soon as you get this equip it to one of your ship equipment slots. It will keep you from sailing into storms at sea which wastes precious time, sailor healing kits and ship repair kits. And, it will keep NPC Pirates from attacking you.

watch the white words in chat and green words on screen it will tell you that the ship is being repaired.
If you move before the ship is finished repairing, the game will ask you if you want to stop repair.

The higher your ship building skill level the faster you will be able to repair your ship.

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Again,****SWITCH TO THE SHIP YOU WILL WANT TO USE NOW****
the next few quests give eloquence and will level up the ship's individual stats even though you are not actually sailing.

Click the green underlined words in the voyage log to auto track to the next npc's.

***HINT **** When ever you go to the trader; click "market" >> "The promulgate the latest information about fashion..." (yellow lettered words) if they are showing...
someone else may have already clicked it... it resets every 1 hour and 10 min...
You will get 300 reputation and 20,000 coin if you click it. It will announce the city's popular goods in the Popular item (trade) chat channel.

6. A Merchants Training (Business Knowledge)
Go to the Skill Tutor and increase The Eloquence STUNT of Purchasing skill to lvl 2, then talk to Merchant Guild Master** (Different NPC than old quest). The tabs and buttons you need to click to do this now flash... pay attention you will need to do this for all skills on your own as you level.
again this quest auto started for me when auto tracking.

7. The First Order
Sail to Istanbul and buy 1 box of olives from the Trader then bring them back to the Athens Merchant Guild Master.
If you have not already done so: At this point; Equip your Navigation star figurehead and Sea Mermaid, and maybe 2 of the certificates of overlord then continue to next quest.

The Sea Mermaid will keep you from entering any storms at sea, which will damage your ship... so equip it NOW. ( you get it in the 30 min package... so you may not have it yet .. equip it as soon as you get it)

** If you did not buy sailors above, when you talk to the docker, and confirm you want to go to high sea you will auto recruit 12 sailors for the minimum amount needed to sail a caroelle ship.
** to sail the turtle ship... you need an additional 178 sailors (you already have 30).
HOWEVER, You can buy/hire sailors at 1/2 the price if you talk to the tavern boss at the tavern in the city... though the tavern boss interface was a bit messed up for me, it said I needed zero sailors for 178 coin. (It actually cost 8,900 coin so I have a total of 208 sailors on my Turtle ship) ie. cost was 50 coin per sailor instead of 100 per sailor at the docker.

If you use auto-track you do not even have to click anything but the docker anymore... you run from Athens Merchant Alliance to docker, auto sail to Istanbul and auto run to trader and after clicking the istambul trader did not have to click anything to submit my quest.Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 15,000, Elo Exp 100,000, Silver 30,000, Male/Female Carol Robe (ordinary) [Profession Uniform, lvl 15]Reward (chat, Actual reward): Prof Exp 150,000, Elo Exp 100,000, Silver 30,000, Male/Female Carol Robe (ordinary) [Profession Uniform, lvl 15]

9. Lesson One
Go to Shipyard boss and buy 70, you actually need to buy 74FORGING BUCKSHOT Cannon (level 1) and have a total of 1,500 Cannon Balls, 1 Ship Armor (level 1) then report back to Veteran. (make sure items have the exact names, other types will not work for the quest)
You should already have 200 cannon balls so buy 1,300 so you have a total of 1,500.

You will need to equip navigation star figurehead if you are using a level 1 Caraolle ship. the Caraolle Ship won't hold the weight of the cannons with out it.

DO NOT equip the ship armor and cannon!! They will not be detected if they are equipped. If you un-equip them, go into the city and back out and wait a literal 2 minutes for the items to re-show in the Voyage Log book.
Due to lag or some other problem the items were in my ship equipment slots but not detected after purchase.
Try going into the city and back out or re-logging into the game.

At this point, it is not clear what the next task is unless you are following in your Voyage Log

so OPEN YOUR VOYAGE LOG (CRTL+F) to continue the quest line!!!

10. First Strike (Initiating Attack)Equip your cannon and shield on your ship (amount you can actually use will depend on which type of ship you are using), then go to Crete Battlefield and kill 3 Crete Peg Leg Armed Ships and 3 Crete Iron Fist (Iron Hand) Armed ships then report back to Veteran.When you first enter Crete battlefield, remove your Sea Mermaid and equip your 3rd certificate of overlord. (ie use all 3 certificates of overlords)

familiarize yourself with the seabattle icons icons to move and stop your ship and auto cannon fire on or off:
some of the icons are pre-set for you in the #1 set up at bottom of the screen. (the F numbers can be changed or the functions can be removed from the quick access bar)
cannon auto fire when it is on and functioning, looks like:
auto fire when it is off looks like; toggle it on or off with F7

when in a sea battlefield, click a an enemy ship then click force attack to fire when you want to fire: F1
when in a sea battlefield, click "set sail" F2 to start the ship moving if it stops;;
to stop sailing in a battlefield click cast anchor F3;

pick up items floating in the battle field to sell for coin or use later... use Pick up" F12 ;
you can get ship armor, cannons, ship ammunition, ship repair kits, and sailor medic kits.

**Open your character stats; ctrl+c and equip your ring!!**
sell anything you picked up in sea battlefield and get some money

Repair your ship;
If you are using any ship above level 1 (lvl 1 is free repair at shipbuilder) repair it for free; buy shipbuilding skill at skill tutor inside city then buy shipbuilding ability gift pak for one of your ability reward gold (@ Ability Book exchange Master; Athens dock bottom of ramp) and use the pak. Then click the repair icon (command (crtl+a) > interaction > repair) then click your ship's picture in the "sail" interface then click "yes".

Suggestion; Stay a few minutes longer and collect the reindeer antler as well so you can identify it in the next step and get extra cash

***HINT; Sell items you pick up that are not used and earn some money. Sell extra antlers, seeds, plants, leather, your old uniforms etc...
Shipyard Boss, Tailor, Blacksmith or Alchemist will buy items. Just click and drag an item into the NPC interface (where the items for sale are shown).

Turn on auto attack feature by clicking "click auto AFK" icon looks like an anchor top left of screen about the 4:00 position on the circle...
be sure to click both check boxes of Active Attack and Auto attack then click "yes"
make sure auto loot is activated... on "pick up" tab of the same interface, check the box at bottom. "activate auto loot ability".

kill reindeer and bellweather and pick up plants (hold alt key to see them) authenticate at "identifier" (in next quest) all that you can then sell the left overs.

12. Weird Sheep Horn
Go to the Identifier in Athens (Pascal). Talk to him and Authenticate the Sheep horn
Auto track stops working when you enter the city, use regular autotrack Alt+X (Identifiers is the NPC name in the autopath interface type a capital I to see it or scroll to it..) or the overhead map Ctrl+M.

**HInt; when you come across drifters or wreckage drifters in the ocean click and go in. You can pick up Captains logs, coin, sailor healing kits, ship repair kits, figureheads, cannon, belief items, compressed provisions and more.......Sell the figureheads and cannon you do not want back to a npc and make come cash!! There are also belief items and captains logs in the drifters, however they can not be used for Exploration log points until you reach profession level 120???

**Hint if you see shells on the beach pick up one of each kind an authenticate them and get extra cash and reputation

**authenticate any wolf teeth you get and sell the rest.
***Equip the badge/necklace.

18. Counter Attack (Crete Iron Hand Ship)
BEFORE you sail off;
make sure your ship is thoroughly repaired (use ship repair kits or the command interface icon of repair if you have the ship building skill... click the icon then click you ship picture in the ship attribute interface.)
make sure you characters hp and sp levels are full; use the first aid kits and recovery potion.
Equip the Super Grappling Hook on your ship,
Put a grapple icon on the quick bar (click and drag from the command interface "at sea" tab)
then Go to Crete Battlefield, Board the Iron hand ship (by grappling) and kill the Captain of a Crete Iron Hand Ship (written in log book as Crete Iron Fist Armed Ship). Report back to the Veteran.[ Use the grappling skill by clicking the ship you want to board, and getting as close to it as possible(run into it if necessary) then click the grapple icon. Suggest you move the icon to your sailing "hot bar" so you can use it easily while in the battlefield] .... the fighting scene will change to 2 ship decks.....Look for and kill the captain of the pirate ship, they are usually near the ships wheel or climbing over toward you on the ropes ignore the regular sailors.Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 85,000, Silver 20,000, Bronze Pendant (ordinary) level 13 Land, Captains Signet (Timed), Dictators Signet (Timed)Reward (chat, Actual reward): Prof Exp 900,000, Silver 20,000, Silver Pendant (ordinary) level 23 Land, Captains Signet (Timed), Dictators Signet (Timed)

19. Bidding Goodbye to the Veteran
Go to the Alchemist and buy 5 bottles of low level healing potion and 5 bottles of low level recovery potion, then talk to the Ares Warrior Alliance Master.
***Check your inventory, you may not need to BUY the potions you may have picked up enough as drops from killing monsters/animals.Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 85,000Reward (chat, Actual reward): Prof Exp 1,000,000

20. Dangerous Freak
Defeat the Depressed Poet in the Athens Subs then report back to the Master of the Ares Warrior Alliance.If someone is camping the poet, use a gun so you don't have to run to kill him, though poet spawns immediately and 3 are present at all times in back of the temple ruins.
killing of poet will go faster if you use an attack shortbread.Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 130,000, Bare hand exp 10,000, 4 weapons exp 50,000, 50,000 coin, Bronze Ring (ordinary) lvl 13 Land Jewelery , Glory Certificate.Reward (chat, Actual reward): Prof Exp 1,500,000, Bare hand exp 10,000, 4 weapons exp 50,000, 50,000 Coin Silver Ring (ordinary) lvl 23 Land Jewelery , Glory Certificate.

(Create NPC Password - The option to create a password has never worked, nor is it expected to be "fixed&quot.Cash out = Deposit Out = Withdrawal (take money out of bank)Cash in = Deposit in = Deposit (put money into bank)

After this task, Verne "calls you" a qualified captain.... so he gives you a "magazine called Voyager" (Voyagers Times), and a letter from the ares warrior alliance master...where you get to go next...

Note: The Voyager Times is a book that goes into your Item slot, right click it and find many well rewarding and repeatable tasks.
I suggest you activate all quests that you can. Check it every so often as more quests are released at different profession levels. You often finish or partially finish quests just doing other tasks.

**** Note to see both of the next quests open your voyage log (ctrl+F)

27(A) Promotion (Rise Throught the Ranks)
Talk to King Aiolia and promote your (noble) rank to lvl 2 (Hero; needs 800 reputation, you will have to buy rank 2x) then talk to Aiolia again.

First "Apply for noble title" 2 times... then when the blue questionmark appears over his head; "Querry the task"

ie.... querry the task >> Promotion(completed) >> submit the task>>click weapon you want >> leave**NEW** Reward (Voyage Log):: Prof Exp 460,000 and one of the following weapons;Silver Long Blade (ordinary) level 31 FalchionSilver Giant Sword (ordinary) level 31 SwordSilver Broad Axe (ordinary) level 31 AxeSilver long Spear (ordinary) level 31 GunReward (chat): Prof Exp 2,500,000 and one of the above weaponsNote: Starting the game your citizenship will be Greek. If you wish to change your citizenship to a different nationality you will need to speak with the Ruler in the particular city you wish your nationality to be.Read; Noble Titles; Nationality; Empires; Amity; City Leaders for titles - http://forum.vc.igg.com/viewthread.php?tid=15487

You DO NOT have to do this one to continue in the quest line27(B) Grace of the Battleship (Instance) (Teams only)
Go to the Crete Pirate Instance
Kill 3 Fleet Golden Eye Pirate ships, Report back to the Ares Warrior AllianceReward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 30,000, 20,000 Coin.Reward (chat): Prof Exp 30,000, 20,000 Coin.

You can now make a team with (an invisible) NPC. You do not have to team with an actual player.
ctrl+x >> "Make Team" tab >> click the top most of the 4 buttons at the bottom right of the interface marked "Recruit..."
you will automatically be assigned a random NPC as a team mate.

28. Merchant Alliance
Talk to the Merchant Alliance Messenger.Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 470,000 4 weapons exp 60,000Reward (chat): Prof Exp 3,500,000 4 weapons exp 60,000 , 40 Original Magnetic OreNote:
This is an area of contention that I have. To continue this quest, you need to choose a Merchant Alliance. For veteran players, this is an easy choice, but for any new player confusion will rule. If you select a particular Alliance, then, later on decide to become a member of a Guild, you may not be able to join that Guild, do to the Merchant Alliance that Guild is in.

It is Possible to change Merchant Alliances, but the change may require the use of Special Offer Vouchers. They are available, to a point, but usually they cost real money. Just keep in mind, if you are new to the game, this choice will affect your choosing of Guild membership.

29. Join a Merchant Alliance
Talk to the Merchant Alliance Messenger; Join one of the Five Merchant Alliances, then talk to the Docker.Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 470,000Reward (chat): Prof Exp 4,000,000??
Merchant alliance messenger does not give anything I got a message in white chat: "you have been affiliated with, consuming silver"

JUST TALK TO THE DOCKER.... DO NOT SAIL
the quest line makes a jump at this point that makes no sense...
next you go to Crete for a flag.

To join a Merchant Alliance:
click on the merchant alliance messenger
click on the name of the alliance you want to join
click "Merchant alliance affiliate of free player"
(you will be able to join only guilds in the Merchant Alliance you choose unless you quit the alliance which may take SOV's)

To join a Guild
click on the guild manager >> Guild functions >> apply to join guild
highlight the guild you want to join and click the button at the bottom left "Recruitment Application"

To join a Merchant Alliance:
click on the merchant alliance messenger (in Athens) or "[Name of the Merchant Alliance] Principal" at the capital city of the Merchant Alliance you want to join.(ie. Islandi Merchant Alliance Principal or Nederlands Merchant Alliance Principal etc..)
click on the name of the alliance you want to join
click "Merchant alliance affiliate of free player"
(you will be able to join only guilds in the Merchant Alliance you choose unless you quit the alliance which may take SOV's)

To join a Guild
click on the guild manager >> Guild functions >> apply to join guild
highlight the guild you want to join and click the button at the bottom left "Recruitment Application"

Do not try to make your own guild... there is a bug right now that makes creating a guild cost 500,000,000 silver, even thought the text says 5,000,000. (3/20/2014)

Changing your Merchant Alliance:

1. You have to wait at least 3 days (real life) after joining or changing Merchant Alliance before you can change to another one.
2. Talk to the NPC "[Name of the Merchant Alliance] Principal" at the capital city of the Merchant Alliance you want to change to.
3.(a) Choose "Merchant Alliance Affiliate of Free Player"
(b) no longer valid
(c) Choose "Merchant Alliance Affiliate of Guild" if you are Leader of a Guild and want to change the Guild's Alliance. (All Fleets that belong to the Guild will automatically change to that Alliance, and consequently all Guild members will automatically change to that Alliance).
(d) if you are a regular member of a guild you will have to quit the guild before you can change Merchant Alliances.4) It can cost 50 Special Offer Vouchers (SOV) if you want to switch Merchant Alliances, but you can change guilds within a Merchant Alliance for free. (cost depends on MA ranking)SOV are now for sale in the item mall 1 IM credit each or 300 SOV for 120 IM credits (Feb 2014)
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30. Punish the Pirates
Get back the flag from pirates at Crete "dock" (kill pirates on grassy area above Crete Docker). Then talk to the Crete Docker. Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 700,000 4 weapons exp 60,000 5 - Steel PlateReward (chat): Prof Exp 5,000,000 4 weapons exp 60,000 5 - Steel Plate (Not Bound)Note: You will need to venture to the island and kill a few pirates in the area until they drop a flag.Make sure you have a free slot in your inventory when killing the pirates (item tab?) or you will not receive the flag.

When you sail off the quest "account safety verification" may open... open your log book click and highlight "punish the pirates" so you can see your quests again.
Using the auto-path feature.....
For Crete type in the Capital letter "C" and find "Crete Offshore"
if you use lower case letters it will not show...

before you enter Crete Off shore so you can get to Crete Island.... turn off your ships auto fire!
When you enter the battle area wait about 3-5 seconds. Yes, you may get hit, but do not fire back or the option at top left to go to the dock will not work.

Make sure passive attack is on (alt +x >> killing monsters tab >> check "passive attack"
I suggest you just open the big overhead map (ctrl +M) when on Crete beach and click the middle of the grassy area to the right of the path/road.
Your character will run where you clicked.

Check your voyage log or check your character inventory to see if you got the flag. I got it right away and didn't realize it as was mobbed by 4 at once.

31. First Voyage
Talk to the Seville Docker.Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 700,000Reward (chat): Prof Exp 6,500,000**** As of the March 29, 2016 Update*****
The Seville Docker will not talk to you or let you sail off
You need to enter the city then go back to the docker to complete the quest.
***As of May 6, 2016***
Since our last update March 28?, the quest line has broken 2 different times at this point.
Today as I write it is working again... so keep your fingers crossed.

32. Lend a Hand
Go to Mallorca Island Inland and defeat 1 Frenzied Bear. Then talk to the Official (Officer) in Seville.**Auto track green words did not work to go to Mallorca, they did work going to Seville.
*Note the links to Mallorca on the quest do not work use the auto-path feature (type capital "M" and go to Mallorca Island Offshore , sail to the dock, then go inland.)
Select Female or Male Future Fighter Charm (from official).Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 800,000, 4 weapons exp 100,000 Silver 100,000Reward (chat):
Prof Exp 7,000,000, 4 weapons exp 100,000 Silver 100,000 and future fighter charm.**NEW**
**Note when you turn in this quest a special 1 hour high wind spell is started.... so start sailing to Stockholm right away.

33. Continue the Journey
Talk to the Trader in Stockholm.Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 1,200,000, Voyage Exp 100,000, Eloquence Exp 300,000Reward (chat): Prof Exp 8,000000, Eloquence Exp 300,000, Voyage 100,000Note:By now you should have a great feel for the game, and since you know you are sailing to another city to visit the Trader there, why not fill your ship with goods and make a few silvers and get some Eloquence while you are at it.

35. Teach Those Pirates a Lesson
**Text says 5 but chat shows quest complete after collecting 1 boss's goods
Defeat Pirates (Stockholm Suburbs) and collect 5 of "The Boss's Goods" (shows in Articles tab) that belong to the trader then talk to the trader.

First from the trader you choose:Boss' Heirloom (Weapon of your choice)----NOT LISTED IN THE REWARDS ON QUEST!!!!
after you select your weapon, you get:Reward (log book): Prof Exp 2,000,000, 4 weapons exp 100,000 30 - Low level healing potions**NEW** Reward (chat): Prof Exp 10,000,000, 4 weapons exp 100,000, & got a message about "guild vigor" not being received because I was not in a guild.Note: Pirates are in the Stockholm Subs, just beyond Tross.Do not EVER throw away your Heirloom weapon!!! You will keep it a long time, but you need it to finish this quest line!!You will need it on your character to complete #149!
*** Bosses Goods do NOT stack, but you now only need 1 so make sure you have 1 slot in your item tab.
you can now drop and destroy the bosses goods. (confirmed 2/23/14)

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**NEW**
this interface will open when you reach level 50 ...
in my case it was after this last task:

Use the items NOW to refine the Heirloom weapon, then start next quest. Put Heirloom weapon in equipment tab slot, then it is easiest if you put the refining items in the hot bar so you can use an "F" key to activate them Click the F key then the weapon until the maximums are reached. Discard any left over refining items, they can only be used on Heirloom weapons and are bound so can not be sold.
Maximum refining is; +51 Attack, +20 Accuracy, +600 HP

HOW TO DROP UN-NEEDED QUEST ITEMS

Some items will not be easy to throw away. Most items you can just take from your bag or ship click and drag and drop them to the ground to throw them away.
at the point I have found 2 items so far I could not drop.
1) fragment of Stan's stone
2) a low level hat picked up from killing bellwether but was also doing the Depressed poet quest...
3) key to pyramid

When your try to drop theses items (and maybe others) one of 2 screens pop up
shows up at top right of screen just click "yes"

OR

just TYPE the letters "del" in the space and click "yes" and the item will disappear.

37. First Refining
Talk to Stan again after you refine your weapon, pay close attention to how many of the refines fail, remember this when you visit the VCO Item Mall. What you just experienced is considered a REALLY GOOD success rate.Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 1,000,000, 3 - Dodge Shortbread, 3- Life Shortbread.Reward (chat): Prof Exp 10,000,000, 3 - Dodge Shortbread, 3- Life Shortbread.

38. Challenge the Tough Pirates
** Chat text says 3 stones but only needs 1 fragment of Stan's lost stone
Defeat vikings (Stockholm Suburbs) to get 1 of Stan's lost gems and return it to Stan.

Vikings are a bit hard to kill, they tend to mob you, Suggest you use some of your free shortbread potions.
If a shooter gets you, run toward the city to a spot with no vikings so that no other vikings join in the attack on you.

***Some time around this point possibly at level 60 the Knights Vigil quest line will show in your voyage log.
YOU CAN NOT BEGIN THE KNIGHTS VIGIL QUEST LINE UNTIL YOU ARE PROFESSION LEVEL 120!!
(Why it shows now, I have no idea)

*** By now you should have about 900,000 coin if you have not bought skills or titles...
If you have not already done so,
now is a good time to buy up to at least Baron in noble titles from the King (Aiolla) in Athens....
Or, now may be the time to change nationalities and get that countries noble titles if you should wish to do so.

48. Sicily Adventure Island
Go to Sicily adventure island and kill 5 Poisonous Stinging Bees. Then return to Alk.
Auto track to Sicily and the bees is not working.until you land on Sicily beach.

Auto track back to Alk does not work until you are on the high sea.
*Slight warning* this is probably the first suburb you will go to where the "monsters" will auto attack you, but a group of 6-8 monsters was no problem for my lvl 66 character wearing all the free stuff I had gotten so far.Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 3,300,000, Silver 150,000, 4 weapons exp 100,000
and choose one of the followingTungsten Steel Long Blade (Ordinary) lvl 41 FalchionTungsten Steel Giant Sword (Ordinary) lvl 41 SwordTungsten Steel Broad Axe (Ordinary) lvl 41 AxeRepeating Long Spear (Ordinary) lvl 41 GunReward (chat): Prof Exp 12,000,000, Silver 150,000, 4 weapons exp 100,000 Weapon Given are one of the following:
Purple Gold Long Blade (Ordinary) lvl 61 FalchionPurple Gold Giant Sword (Ordinary) lvl 61 SwordPurple Broad Axe (Ordinary) lvl 61 Axe
Dark Gold Rifle? (Ordinary) lvl 61 Gun
****Warning the Text that Alk "says" is incorrect, you did not/ do not need to kill 20 bees, just the 5 you already killed. So click submit and then choose your weapon from the next screen

***Hint; Authenticate the drops you got from Sicily monsters, check the beach for shells to authenticate, and sell back any extra shells, or extra monster drops (weapons, leather, bee sting, tusks) for more coin and reputation.

You will also be given a belief item called "Confidence"
you need to be level 50 AND have noble rank level 5 (Baron) to use it.
Buy your rank at King Aiola in Athens (if you have not changed nationality) you should have enough Amity with Athens to get level 5 (but not level 6). If you need to you can buy Amity from Municipal minister.
Existence time is 20160 minutes = 360 hours = 15 days

**At this point I had about 1,000,000 + silver coin... I used some to increase my skill stunts while in Alexandria.

56. The Key to Pyramid
Kill Tomb Raider Leaders to get the key to the Pyramid then TALK TO Muhhamed Husni (to the FAR right of the entrance - he may be offscreen) click through his screens ( you get the "reward" from him) then enter the pyramid.As of August 22 2012 the key to the pyramid CAN be dropped if you get too many.Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 2,300,000, 4 weapons exp 200,000Reward (chat): Prof Exp 35,000,000, 4 weapons exp 200,000

***QUEST TEXT ERROR/ OMISSION***

You need to talk to Muhammed Husni he is to the right of the Pyramid entrance (1314, 1166)

You have to click through 4 screens with him THEN the quest line will progress

It is not clear in the in game chat or log book, what you are suppose to do after you get the Pyramid key (book).
If you enter the Pyramid, nothing happens and your quest will NOT advance.all chat says is:

57. Greedy Hussein (Continued)
This task auto starts when you "finish talking" to Muhammed in the above task.
so watch you log book or the Quest tracker screen.

Look at the big map ctrl +M , turn of passive and active attack, and run to the door marked "to pyramid top level". There will be enough monsters in ther to get your 5 of each so ignore the ones on the way (unless you want to level up a bit).
Again, when you enter, look at the overhead map.... there is a ramp to your left go up the ramp, there will have a small square shaped flat area and then the ram continues up...
the next flat area is where Anubis is. kill him then go get your 5 of each.

**Remember to stop and go into drifters when on the high seas you may get compressed provisions... they are always needed.
**Remember to go to the trader and promulgate for 300 reputation and 20,000 coin when ever you go to a city.

61. Follow-Up Stories
Talk to the Explorer in the Sicily caves.Auto track does not work until you land on Sicily beach, and you will still get stuck near the cave entrance, so take a couplle of steps and the green underline word "Explorer" again.

The tiny little mutant frog only spawns in that section of the cave where the explore is... now is a good time to get it's auth. item. (aberrance poisonous frog leg) yea go figure on the name...
His auth item drops every time, its the other frog drops that seem to be impossible to get now.
Bullfrog = Huge Frog legs
Toad = Toad legs
Poisonous Frog = poisonous frog leg

62. Explorer in Sicily Caves
Talk to Kuhne in Amsterdam port.Kunhe walks around in a rather large area, use auto track then look for him.**Clicking the green name of Khune does not auto track you to him even when on the high seas or in Amsterdam, so use the regular auto track feature on Sicily and to sail to Amsterdam.Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 4,900,000, Voyage Exp 200,000Reward (chat): Prof Exp 60,000,000, Voyage Exp 200,000, Andrews Letter

63. A Local Villain
Talk to Cyrus in Bordeaux.**Clicking the green name of Cyrus does not auto track you to him even when on the high seas or in Bordeaux, so use the regular auto track feature.

64. Cyrus, a nice Person.
Talk to Lima in Lisbon City.**Clicking the green name of Lima does not auto track you to him even when on the high seas or in Lisbon, so use the regular auto track feature.
(Quest for Gonzales in Barcelona will open, ignore it and click to reopen Cyrus, a nice person.)Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 4,400,000, Voyage Exp 300,000, Eloquence 200,000Reward (chat): Prof Exp 50, 000,000, Voyage Exp 300,000, Eloquence 200,000, Andrews Letter

65. Crazy Lima (Mad Lima)
Talk to Gisippus in Venice City. He takes Andrews Letter**Clicking the green name of Gisipppus does not auto track you to him until you are on the high seas, so use the regular auto track feature.Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 5,600,000, Voyage Exp 300,000, Eloquence 300,000Reward (chat): Prof Exp 50,000,000, Voyage Exp 300,000, Eloquence 300,000

*** At this point I reached level 100
(which is new as of the June 2017 update) ***

68. Acknowledgment
Talk to the Merchant Alliance officer of your alliance. **You can now choose which Merchant alliance officer to Auto track to. Click one of the 5 underlined destinations You will need to know what alliance you joinedckick Cntrl+X > Merchant Alliance Tab > Alliance appears in BIG YELLOW LETTERSin my case it is the Nederlands Alliance

***While you are on the top level in Seville, visit the Fee Gear Giver (18, 27) and get as many rewards as you can. You get rewards for reaching lvl 30, 60, 90, 120. You get 1 - Lethe tool, 1 unlock tool ( cabin ), 1 unlock tool ( Bag ), for each reward.

You MUST do London FIRST before Tripoli or the quest line will bug/ break and you will not be able to continue the quest-line! (*Caution* This may be different that the order they appear in the log book!)
Because of this, the quest numbers have been re-written (as of 9/7/16) to match the order you must do them in;

71(a). An Exclusive Offer
Talk to Maihiwa in London.
click through all the screens that pop up then talk to him again.Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 6,600,000Reward (chat): Prof Exp 60,000,000

There is a note in Voyage Log Text that tells you "you can now get free gear from a Voyagers Times gear quest"
At this point I am not sure which quest it is referring to (I was level 104 at this point an no voyagers times gear task was open 3/2/14).

80. Help
Go to the Officer of the MA you chose.Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 4,200,000Reward (chat): Prof Exp 110,000,000, ***NEW*** 400,000 4 weapons ExperienceNote: Choosing an MA in this quest seems random, I just picked one, didn't even really look.***This is not necessarily your normal Merchant Alliance officer...read the in game text carefully!!!***
***Pay attention to who you choose you will be back to visit him*** You will choose Either Islandi or Nederlands Alliance... HOWEVER this is a text error, it is suppose to be IBERIAN (Lisbon) or Nederlands (Amsterdam)!*** New*** The Game now knows which you choose and will give you the correct auto-track link.

* When I chose Nederlands Alliance and went to the MA officer in Amsterdam, there was no dialogue when I clicked him, the quest immediately advanced.
* Voyage Log Auto track for "islandi merchant alliance" takes you to the Lisbon Iberian merchant alliance.
*I am now 110 Profession/ Vocation level.

82. Help Each Other
Destroy 3 West Africa Pirate Ships and report back to LP docker. (in high sea just off of Las Palmas)Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 18,000,000 and Sea Battle exp 500,000Reward (chat): When you talk to the Docker first you will choose a Male or Female Great Pirate Charm then the next screens you turn in the task and get:
Prof Exp 150,000,000 and Sea Battle exp 500,000

Note: For this quest I simply waited about 5-30 seconds, in the High Sea just off of /next to Las Palmas and they attacked me, I didn't even go looking for them. They can not be boarded, so sink them on site. These special pirates have light blue sails (and only appear when on the high seas). If they take a while to show, just move a little bit, it seems to trigger what ever detects your presence.
*** If you got your new player "valiant captains pack" (10 hr) you will have gotten some sea battle shortbreads.. you can use them ... However, I was in a lvl 10 Adventure ship with lv 1 buckshot cannon, regular cannon balls and a lvl 1 cannon proof armor... I had no problems killing the west African pirates with out any short breads or any type of ship auxiliary (ie overlords etc)
I did however have to go on land after each ship killed and repair my ship and shield and heal a few sailors.. (and myself because I was silly and forgot to repair my hull the first time so i died grr).
** Kill will not count if the buff "LEAK" is acting on the pirate ship (buff "smoke" is ok)

Here is what all the ships that attack you in the high seas in this quest line look like:

**WARNING**

if you pick up the "drop" you will get 5 slaves ( they show in your ship goods)... if you carry the slaves your ship will turn into a "slave ship".... this is part of an event that for some reason is not disabled!!
However the NPC "slave trader IS disabled.. so go figure.

84. Entrapment
You are told to disguise your ship as a Trader, this means :
Buy 1 Trader good from trader, go to high seas off of Dakar, and destroy West Africa Pirate Ships , pick up any wreckage until you get the Eastern Chart.

Right click the chart and choose to give to alliance to go onto to next mission.
(You may have to land on Dakar dock for the chart to open)

Note: Continue sinking the Pirates until one drops the chart in the ship wreckage. Right click the chart and choose to give to alliance to go onto to next mission.

Have Autoloot on so you do not miss picking up the chart!!!
Make sure you have open slots in your inventory BEFORE starting this quest!
Chart goes into character Item slot. But have open slots in Equipment and Articles.I had no problems killing the ship using a level 10 raider (same as before).

IF you have difficulties killing the ships by yourself: 1) have a friend help (but make sure you get the kill shot) 2) get some better sea battle jewlery 3) do the ability quests in sea battle and level your ship and cannon stunt higher. 4) use a refined Nav Star figurehead if you have access to one.
You will probably need level 6 buckshot cannon to completes this quest semi easily.

Did quest on 11/27/2011 got chart from 2nd ship... be sure to look where ship sinks!Did this quest 3/3/2012.... it literally took 15 or 18 kills before there was any wreckage/ chart to pick up.
Did the quest 5/25/2012 got it off the first ship.Did the quest 8/28/2013 and got the chart off the first sunk ship.
Did quest on 7/12/2016 got the chart off the first sunk ship.

85. Eastern Chart
Return the Eastern Chart to the MA officeryou chose in #80. Use your log book and click the green underlined words to auto track to the MA officer.

At this point I hit profession level 120 (June 2017).
"Secure an apprenticeship" quest will open; This is a separate quest line (called Knights Vigil) that opens at level 120, it is not part of the beginner quest line.
Click "To Faial Island" in the "Main" tab of the voyage log to get back to the beginner quest line.

You may also get messages that "sad news" and "Explore the new world" are received and then completed...
these are other quest lines as well...

This screen to buy IM items pops up as well but the interface does not work:
ok this is the one for lvl 50 but it looks the same...

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Was suggested to me by guild mate, now that you hit 120, stop this quest line for a short while...
and do the 120 Knights Vigil Quest Line for the free 120 equipment.
The Equipment will help you finish the rest of these tasks faster.

At this point, I was able to do the 120-Knights vigil quest line all the way up to but not including the very last sea battle quest.I now have 120 Land Uniform and Jewelry and 120 Sea Jewels which makes the rest of this quest line incredibly easy (sea battle uniform no longer given ).

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87. Prepration is key (Readiness is All)
Talk to Andy again.Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 3,700,000, 4 weapons Exp 600,000 and War Drummer.Reward (chat): Prof Exp 200,000,000, 4 weapons Exp 600,000 and War Drummer.Do not EVER throw away the War Drummer or you will not be able to finish this quest line.
You need it to complete quest #112.

88. Figurehead Upgrade (Figurehead Upgrading)
Talk to Andy 3rd time. you do not need to do anything... just talk to him again.
This is a bit confusing quest text says Andy will give you some materials... click to get them., but you do not get them this time..I guess he just wants to give some more Profession exp.Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 7,400,000Reward (chat): Prof Exp 200,000,000

89. The Renovation of a Ship Figurehead
Talk to Andy a 4th time.Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 7,500,000, Fiery Stone x 9, Wind Carved Stone x 9, Crystal Stone x 9Reward (chat): Prof Exp 250,000,000, Fiery Stone x 9, Wind Carved Stone x 9, Crystal Stone x 9Use the stones now by right clicking the stone then clicking the figurehead. (you may have to remove figure head from ship mount to cargo area to use the stones)**Caution one stone adds cannon AND sailors which will cause you to use provisions faster
I would hold off using this stone until you are sure you can afford to feed the extra sailors**

You may not be able to remove the figurehead from your ship with out first removing some cannon and some regular provisions or cannonballs - there may be too much weight.
Go to the warehouse and open a warehouse (or use the bank) to put your items in there temporarily while you upgrade your figurehead.

If you used the 3 x 9 stones on your figurehead you will notice you now can hold more cannon on your ship.
If you have the coin, now is a good time to upgrade your cannon fight stunt to level 5 at the skill tutor just inside the city.. (that's the highest you can promote it at this point) so that you can use level 5 cannon. Once you promote your stunt level the cannon will be available for purchase at the ship yard boss.

Now is also a good time if you have access to item mall (real money) to buy some "Enlarge Cabin" items so that you can hold all the drops of cannon and shields from the battlefield. You may want to stay a while and collect the level 5 cannon you need/ will need after you use all the 99 stones you are about to get.

90. The Renovation of Ship Figurehead (continued)
Destroy 10 North Sea Jackal Armed Ships and 10 North Sea Golden EyeArmed Ships then report back to Andy.Reward (Voyage Log): Prof Exp 19,000,000 Firey Stone x 90, Wind Carved Stone x 90, Crystal Stone x 90Reward (chat): Prof Exp 300,000,000 Firey Stone x 90, Wind Carved Stone x 90, Crystal Stone x 90
*New* While i was in North Sea battlefield I got a card (random drop??) that gave me a quest to kill hurricane puppet pirates... might save that quest for later.**Caution one stone adds cannon AND sailors which will cause you to use provisions faster
I would hold off using this stone until you are sure you can afford to feed the extra sailors**

You will receive 99 (total) of each type of stone to upgrade the Navigation Star Figurehead.
3/5/14 - The upgrade rate must have been changed. It use to be "easy to max your figurehead", now... so far I have used 40 wind carved stone and only gotten 2 successes. I will try my luck tomorrow.I had a much better success rate the next day... more lile 5 fails to 1 success.... however I still did not need all the stones.

I had 88 crystal stones, 64 Fiery stones, and 50 Wind Carved Stones left over after maxing my figurehead (for the image below)

the max upgrade for the Navigation star :

91. To Faial Island

Go to Faial Island Offshore.
You may need to select "to Faial island" in your logbook to see what to do ...

Have shield equipped, cannon balls ready any certificates or signets equipped and any sea battle potions ready.... the next quest starts automatically when you enter the offshore.
If you think you might die, sail to Lisbon or Madeira first so you will not have so far to sail back if you re-spawn.As I now have 120 sea battle jewels I had no problems and got the letter on the first kill.

Note: You will need to continue sinking the Pirate Ships until one drops the letter.
You use to have to kill a lot of ships to get the letter to drop but as of 3/15/2014, I got the letter on the first kill drop I picked up.
(old comments on how many times it took deleted)

94. Gorilla's Internal Organs
Talk to West in LuandaReward (Voyage Log): 11,000,000 Profession ExpReward (chat): 100,000,000 Profession Exp,
you automatically "submit this quest and end up in the Congo Jungle for the next quest.
Go into the tree/forest area.

95. Deep Into Congo Jungle
Kill 10 Gorillas, collect 5 internal organs, then talk to Matassar in Congo Jungle.
Unfortunately because the internal organs are bound you still must click the pop up "yes" to collect every time you kill a gorilla.

98. The Enemy of your Enemy (the enemy of my enemy)
Go to Dakar and talk to the Dungeon Guards.Reward (Voyage Log): 12,000,000 Profession Exp, 800,000 4 Weapons ExpReward (chat): 70,000,000 Profession Exp, 800,000 4 Weapons Exp
**if you are on auto track the dungeon passport is taken out of your bag, you enter the dungeon, and this task is turned in automatically.

As of 6/6/2017 Defense of Yizhou update; you will collect an item (when you kill the "traders" and other monsters in the dungeon) called "Sporadic Clue".
Just throw these to the ground. You do not need these until you are a much much higher level and they are pretty easy to get.

109. Defeat Capetown Fleet
Sink a Capetown Pirate ship on HS in front of CapetownYou do not have to remove your Sea Mermaid for these pirates to attack.
** oddly enough the Voyage Log auto track took me to the end of the map but would not continue once on the European side of the map... use regular auto track. (still this way 8/29/13)Reward (Voyage Log): 25,000,000 Profession Exp, 800,000 Sea Battle ExpReward (chat): 70,000,000 Profession Exp, 800,000 Sea Battle Exp , 34 reputation points

111. A Decisive Battle
Sink 1 Madagascar Pirate Flagship then talk to Wilfred in Mozambique.*** I had problems turning in this quest, I had to re-start the game, for the "querry the task" screen to pop up.***

112. Celebration Feast
Talk to Wilfred again, Give the Battle Drum to Wilfred.You will need to have the War Drummer in your inventory; in ships articles or on character either will be accpted.Reward (Voyage Log): 35,000,000 Prof Exp Reward (chat): 70,000,000 Prof Exp and Wilfred's Gift (a chest)

Click the Wilfred's Gift (chest) to get a Wilfred's Ring (keep the ring you need it later in the quest line).

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I thought this might be a good time to try the North Sea instance quest ... the last quest in the 120 Knights vigil..only a few more quests in this quest line are on the European side of the map.

at this point I was level 126 and had a total skill of 480 or so.To be able to finish this quest:I had to raise my cannon skill to 5 and buy all new level 5 canon (Thunder Buckshots) ( I could not get through the instance with lvl 1 cannon)..and used about 30-40,000 Armor piercing cannon balls.I used a lvl 10 raider with out any ship auxiliaries, a level 8 shield form Hamburg, a maxed Navigation star figurehead (168 cannon).

*Note that autofire does not work in the instance... this is a game setting..NOT a bug.

I also bought 15 enlarge cabin from the item mall (195 im credits) used some on equipment slots so i could farm cannon, and on ship article spaces for the storm voyage exploration items that drop (turns out I didn't need that many as I don't have that much load capacity)My 1 time through took about 40-45 minutes and I got; 2x Rogue family emblem (ship article), Zeus's figurehead (ship article), Black account book (ship article), card Zeus' figurehead (bag item), card black account book (bag item). Most of these are storm voyage exploration items.

113. Attack and Defense of Gibraltar
Go to Gibraltar INSTANCE, Kill 1 Ottoman Turkish Tiger Ship and return to Wilfred.You must be in a team to enter the instance (team a npc or a real person)

You must complete this task to continue the quest line.***Warning, there is no buttons to leave the instance. Leave by sailing all the way through, sailing back to the starting point (small bump of rock), or by leaving/quitting your team. Make sure you have a good amount of time before you start this task if you plan to actually do the instance..

I did the entire instance took about 40 min... but after doing the North sea instance this one is a cake walk.

I have a level 10 raider with (168) level 5 cannon, a level 8 shield, just the sea battle jewelery from knights vigil and the sea charm from this quest line.Used about 30,000 Armor Piercing (cannon) ball, ship was hardly damaged, and only injured 3 sailors.

I picked up the following items in the instance:

*** At this point my Voyage was level 59 (but I had sailed a bit more than just the quests)... so I sailed some more in the Mediterranean, picked up drifters for provisions and sailed a few storms to get to voyage 60. Then went to Athens and took out my lvl 11 Ship from the knights vigil quest line. The lvl 11 (w/ fully maxed Navigation star figurehead) uses 36 more cannon but that was all I had to add. I did have "trouble" un-equipping my Navigation star figurehead as the load was too much. So I un-equipped the cannon, ram, grapple and then took out/ un docked the lvl 11 ship... then equipped them to the lvl 11 ship then took back out the lvl 10 and the load was low enough to unequip the figurehead... took out the lvl 11 again and equipped the figurehead.

116. Help to Guard the Maltese Fortifications
Talk to the Docker in your MA city...Voyage log is incorrect it is NOT the Genoa Docker, but if you auto track it takes you to your docker.Reward (Voyage Log): 40,000,000 Profession ExpReward (chat): 80,000,000 Profession Exp

but that's ok because the 120 rings from the Knights vigil are better anyway.

The refining stones are bound so just drop the extras on the ground.

120. Malta is in a Difficult Position
Accept Maltese Skirmish from Maltese Defense Battle Envoy of Mobilization in Genoa.Talk to him and take the task for "Maltese Skirmish"
I missed writing down the exact words the NPC said but you just click through 2 screens and then the quest goes to #121. ie. you "get the form" and submit the task..

121. In Service of Maltese
Go to the Malta Instance and sink an Automotive Light Boat
Turn it in to the Maltese Battle Defend Envoy of Mobilization (Genoa Port):
Make a team then, when you sail to Maltese Island, select; "take part in Maltese Skirmish"

instance takes a few minutes to start. Ships begin to spawn when Valeta's ship disappears.In test server, with a new character I was able to kill 1 ship and parts of s few others... if you are doing this w/ out having done knights vigil, I suggest you take auto fire off so you can continue to hit only one ship.

But in regular server because I had done knights vigil and had sea jewels and lvl 11 ship with lvl 5 cannon, I was able to solo (teamed with npc) the entire instance.

Sail back to Genoa (or just die and spawn in the offshore) and then turn in task to Maltese Battle Defend Envoy of Mobilization:

Note: This quest is really out of place. If you are new to the game, there is no way you are going to succeed alone in sinking Hassan. (this is why they changed it to just an automotive light boat).
You need a team to enter Malta and a very strong ship is required to survive. If you can find a higher level player willing to take you through, that is your best bet. It is possible to enter Malta at a low level and "hide" in the far back while the higher levels take out the ships. Here is a great guide regarding Malta:Malta Instance Guide

130. Return to Aden
Talk to Akbar Bombay PortReward (Voyage Log): 46,000,000 Profession ExpReward (chat): 70,000,000 Profession Exp
** when auto track sailing to Bombay, for some reason you stop sailing just outside the city so you will have to click the "anchor" to enter Bombay.

132. The Best Brahman
Talk to Larry in Bombay SuburbLarry Gives you a map and the following rewards, search for and find the treasure (Mahabharata) in the regular Taj Mahal..DO NOT authenticate the treasureReward (Voyage Log): 26,000,000 Profession Exp and Mahabharata treasure mapReward (chat): 70,000,000 Profession Exp and Mahabharata treasure map

**when you find the treasure you will get some Rare Literature click it to get Profession exp.VERY IMPORTANT, there are several tasks that give maps or treasures.
Most treasures in the Storyline are quest props.DO NOT authenticate the treasure, unless directed by the task, or you can not finish the quest.
If you do authenticate, then you need to acquire the treasure again to complete the quest. If you need another treasure, either buy the treasure from players or find it using maps you put together yourself.

Talk to the Suez Docker.Reward (Voyage Log): 57,000,000 Profession Exp,Reward (chat): 70,000,000 Profession Exp,
*Auto track has you land in Suez but you have to turn around and click the docker to talk to him.

137. The Lost Bible ( The Old Testament -- The Bible)
Talk to Suez Tavern BossTavern Boss gives you a map, search for and find the treasure (Bible - Old Testament) in the Basra Suburbs then continue to next step.DO NOT authenticate the treasure
**when you find the treasure you will get some Rare Literature click it to get Profession exp.Reward (Voyage Log): 19,000,000 Profession Exp, and Bible Treasure Map. Reward (chat): 70,000,000 Profession Exp, and Bible Treasure Map. VERY IMPORTANT, there are several tasks that give maps or treasures. DO NOT authenticate the treasure, unless directed by the task, or you can not finish the quest. If you do authenticate, then you need to acquire the treasure again to complete. Either buy the treasure of find it using your own maps. Most treasures in the Storyline are quest props.
If you have trouble figuring out where the treasure is located... refer to:

140. The Buddhist Country Ceylon
Talk to the Ceylon Docker (Sri Lanka).Ceylon = Sri Lanka remember this for future quests!Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon when it was a British Crown Colony.Reward (Voyage Log): 40,000,000 Profession ExpReward (chat): 70,000,000 Profession Exp

141. Dignitary from the Ming Dynasty
Talk to Xuan Zhi (Sri Lanka)Ceylon = Sri Lanka remember this for future quests!This time the npc just gives you the treasure and not a map.DO NOT authenticate the treasureReward (Voyage Log): 20,000,000 Profession Exp and Korean Great Treasury Scriptures. Reward (chat): 70,000,000 Profession Exp and Korean Great Treasury Scriptures. VERY IMPORTANT, there are several tasks that give maps or treasures. DO NOT authenticate the treasure, unless directed by the task, or you can not finish the quest. If you do authenticate, then you need to acquire the treasure again to complete. Either buy the treasure of find it using your own maps. Most treasures in the Storyline are quest props

145. The Officer's Appreciation
Talk to the Ares Warrior Alliance Master in Bombay**You must have your Heirloom weapon on your character to receive the award and continue the quest line!Reward (Voyage Log): 3,000,000 Profession Exp,
and one of the following enhancement items for your Heirloom weapon is given automatically (it detects your heirloom weapon on your character):Blade Enhanced Item, Gun Enhanced ItemSword Enhanced ItemAxe Enhanced ItemReward (chat): 70,000,000 Profession Exp, and enhancement item for your weapon type.Enhancement items goes to Items tab on character and looks like the heirloom weapon.Use enhancement item on your heirloom weapon and it creates a level 51 weapon with better stats than the level 61 plain I had been using. However you do NOT HAVE TO use it to continue the quest line.
This is the sword enhanced item:

168. Treasure or Buddha's Halo?
Talk to Borobudar in Semarang Subs. (Just enter the Semarang suburbs; screen pops up when you enter, there is NO NPC)** The Green wordsBorobudar in the Suburbs of Semarangdo not auto track you to the suburbs (its broken). Use the regular auto track feature.Reward (Voyage Log): 54,000,000 Profession ExpReward (chat): 70,000,000 Profession Exp

170. Sarira (Soul Ball)
Get Sarira (drop) from the Golden Buddha and hand to Wang Er'ge
The quest text asks for a "soul ball"... this is Saria.
No auto track on this one, go to the suburbs, once in suburbs try auto tracking to (150, 175)
Just RUN past the Pirates... they will hurt a newbie character.. run to the temple in the center of the suburbs and go up the stairs all the way to the top. Golden Buddha spawns on the platform that you see from the top of the stairs.

**Spawn time between Golden buddah's is about 15 seconds, however people still camp the spot but it spawns in a slightly different place each time, so is a lot easier to get than it use to be. And if you are a returning player, no the Buddah's do not look like buddah's anymore they look like the Golumns from Imperial Mausoleum now.
I also suggest you kill 2 Golden Buddahs and get 2 saria 1 for the quest and a 2nd to authenticate the Borobudur compound. For some reason the bells dropped by the Buddah's do not authenticate any more. 3/23/14.

Reward (Voyage Log): 80,000,000 Profession Exp and the other half of Linfeng's Treasure Map.Reward (chat): 70,000,000 Profession Exp and the other half of Linfeng's Treasure Map.

171. The Other Half of Linfeng's Treasure Map
Check the second half. (Click on "other half of Li Fengs Map" in your characters items click the 2nd half of treasure map >> tell me the money is yours)
**again bad programming because your character interface is open to click the map and you can not read what is said.Reward (Voyage Log): 22,000,000 Profession ExpReward (chat): 70,000,000 Profession Exp

(Click through Wang Er'ge screens again and you can get some more rep and a title that is not part of the beginner storyline)

173. Luzon is the Target
Search for High Sea Treasure near the Philippine (Luzon) Islands.Still NO auto track for this one.
** Luzon is the largest most northward island of the Philippines in real life...
In game: Click to open the map and look to see where the treasure is. For me it was between the 2 islands directly below (south of) Taiwan. (Look in/near the cove at the Southern end of the Northern island (the island directly below Taiwan). possibly around;
( -1755, 184) that's where my treasure was found.

Skill levels at this point with minimal weapon leveling (enough to get most auth items) and some authenticating, some trading and 4 exp running on some days, and having completed the 120 Knights Vigil quest line